Joe Satriani “Time Machine” – In The Studio, 1993

We’re taking a quick break in our usual #EarthTour programming to hop in the Time Machine 🎸 Throw it back to 1993 with this behind the scenes look at the…

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Watch ZZ Top's Elwood Francis use a 17-string bass guitar onstage for Got Me Under Pressure

The monstrous instrument has a Fender logo on its headstock, though for some reason we can’t seem to recall seeing it in the company’s product lineup…

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BEHEMOTH's NERGAL Opens Up About Realities Of Pandemic-Era Touring, Says Now Is Not Time To Start Any New Bands

In a new interview with Finland’s Chaoszine, BEHEMOTH frontman Adam “Nergal” Darski was asked what advice he would give to a young heavy metal vocalist who is just starting out in the music business. He responded: “Don’t start any bands. And I’m not even kidding here. Don’t do it. The world is overw…

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CHAD KROEGER Has Heard JOHN 5 'Flawlessly' Play 'Every Single MÖTLEY CRÜE Riff That's Ever Been Written And Recorded'

MÖTLEY CRÜE drummer Tommy Lee celebrated his 60th birthday last month with a special party in Punta Mita, the ultra-luxurious, 1,500-acre resort and residential community located on a private peninsula in Mexico’s Riviera Nayarit. Among the friends and fellow musicians who attended the bash were Lee…

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Suffer In Hell

Not every great band is destined for greatness. In fact, metal’s strength-in-depth relies entirely upon the thousands of bands that stand absolutely no chance of rising to the top of the pile. In the grand deathcore scheme of things, CHELSEA GRIN have always been a prominent name. The Salt Lake City…

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Ahab announce new album ‘The Coral Tombs’

AHAB have announced a new album! Titled The Coral Tombs, the upcoming album from the German doom metal band is the long awaited follow-up to 2015’s The Boats Of The Glen Carrig, and…

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Polyphia’s Tim Henson and Scott LePage hint at forthcoming Ibanez signature specs as they sign with Fishman

The two prog virtuosos will receive new signature models next year, and they’ll be swapping DiMarzios for Fishman Fluence humbuckers

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Full Album Stream: City of Industry – ‘Spiritual West’

Hear Seattle trio City of Industry invoke the spirit of dissonant metallic hardcore on their second full-length.
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DISTURBED's DAVID DRAIMAN On Global Situation: 'I Can't Recall Ever Seeing Things This Bad Before'

In a new interview with Germany’s Rock Antenne, DISTURBED frontman David Draiman was asked if the title of the band’s new album, “Divisive”, is a reference to “current society.” He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): “Absolutely. In every way. I think that the two years-plus of the pande…

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From brutal chugs to fogs of reverb: here are this week's essential guitar tracks

Featuring killer new guitar-fronted songs from Uriah Heep, Steve Vai and Johnny “Gash” Sombrotto, Narrow Head, August Burns Red, Gina Birch, and more

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